Microsoft Job Trends in Macclesfield

Microsoft
Cheshire > Macclesfield

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Macclesfield requiring knowledge or experience of Microsoft products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Microsoft over the 6 months leading up to 30 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

The figures below represent the IT labour market in general and are not representative of salaries within the Microsoft Corporation.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 6 1 1
Rank change year-on-year -5 0 +10
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft 7 2 5
As % of all permanent jobs in Macclesfield 20.59% 100.00% 45.45%
As % of the Vendors category 87.50% 100.00% 83.33%
Number of salaries quoted 6 1 5
10th Percentile £27,000 - £21,600
25th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £22,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,000 £32,500 £24,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.62% +35.42% -46.67%
75th Percentile £34,000 £33,750 £25,500
90th Percentile - - £50,700
Cheshire median annual salary £39,000 £47,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -17.89% +11.76% +13.33%

All Vendors
Macclesfield

Microsoft falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in Macclesfield.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 8 2 6
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Macclesfield 23.53% 100.00% 54.55%
Number of salaries quoted 7 1 5
10th Percentile £27,100 - £21,600
25th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £22,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,000 £32,500 £24,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.54% +35.42% -35.14%
75th Percentile £34,000 £33,750 £25,500
90th Percentile £43,400 - £50,700
Cheshire median annual salary £36,500 £47,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year -23.16% +11.76% -5.56%

Microsoft
Job Vacancy Trend in Macclesfield

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Microsoft relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Macclesfield.

Microsoft job vacancy trend in Macclesfield

Microsoft
Salary Trend in Macclesfield

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Macclesfield citing Microsoft.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Macclesfield citing Microsoft

Microsoft
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Macclesfield by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 3 (42.86%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (28.57%) WordPress
Cloud Services
1 2 (28.57%) AWS
1 2 (28.57%) Azure
1 2 (28.57%) GitHub
1 2 (28.57%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (14.29%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 3 (42.86%) DHCP
1 3 (42.86%) DNS
1 3 (42.86%) LAN
1 3 (42.86%) WAN
2 2 (28.57%) Internet
Development Applications
1 2 (28.57%) Git
General
1 4 (57.14%) Social Skills
2 3 (42.86%) Aerospace
2 3 (42.86%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (42.86%) Automotive
2 3 (42.86%) Manufacturing
3 2 (28.57%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 4 (57.14%) IT Support
2 3 (42.86%) Analyst
2 3 (42.86%) IT Analyst
2 3 (42.86%) IT Support Analyst
2 3 (42.86%) Support Analyst
3 2 (28.57%) Administrator
3 2 (28.57%) Trainee
3 2 (28.57%) Trainee Administrator
3 2 (28.57%) Web Administrator
4 1 (14.29%) IT Support Technician
4 1 (14.29%) IT Technician
4 1 (14.29%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (28.57%) CSS
1 2 (28.57%) HTML
Operating Systems
1 5 (71.43%) Windows
2 4 (57.14%) Windows Server
3 1 (14.29%) Apple iOS
3 1 (14.29%) Mac OS
3 1 (14.29%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (57.14%) Customer Service
1 4 (57.14%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (42.86%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (42.86%) Data Protection
2 3 (42.86%) ITIL
3 2 (28.57%) Web Development
4 1 (14.29%) Asset Management
4 1 (14.29%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (14.29%) Customer Experience
4 1 (14.29%) Inventory Management
4 1 (14.29%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 2 (28.57%) JavaScript
1 2 (28.57%) Python
1 2 (28.57%) R
2 1 (14.29%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 3 (42.86%) Microsoft Certification
2 2 (28.57%) AWS Certification
2 2 (28.57%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
2 2 (28.57%) Azure Certification
System Software
1 4 (57.14%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (14.29%) SCCM
Vendors
1 1 (14.29%) Apple
1 1 (14.29%) Fortinet
1 1 (14.29%) ServiceNow